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ArticleSAGE open medicine2019

Very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol is associated with extent and severity of coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Aimei Jia, Wei Zeng, Liuqin Yu, Huirun Zeng, Zhan Lu, Yongyan Song

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Aimei JiaSchool of Preclinical Medicine and Nanchong Key Laboratory of Metabolic Drugs and Biological Products, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, People's Republic of China.
Wei ZengDepartment of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, People's Republic of China.
Liuqin YuSchool of Pharmacy, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, People's Republic of China.
Huirun ZengSchool of Preclinical Medicine and Nanchong Key Laboratory of Metabolic Drugs and Biological Products, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, People's Republic of China.
Zhan LuDepartment of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, People's Republic of China.
Yongyan SongSchool of Preclinical Medicine and Nanchong Key Laboratory of Metabolic Drugs and Biological Products, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, People's Republic of China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6886-0873

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objectivePatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus usually have multiple cardiovascular disease risk factors. The objective of this study was to examine the severity and associated risk factors in coronary artery disease patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

methodsTwo hundred and five coronary artery disease patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and 205 age-, gender- and smoking-matched coronary artery disease patients without type 2 diabetes mellitus were recruited from the Department of Cardiology of our hospital. Demographic and clinical data were collected for all participants. Severity of coronary artery disease was assessed using Gensini scoring system, the number of diseased coronary arteries, and the extent of coronary stenosis.

resultsCoronary artery disease patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus had higher Gensini scores (p < 0.01), more numbers of diseased coronary arteries (p < 0.001), and higher degrees of coronary stenosis (p = 0.05) than coronary artery disease patients without type 2 diabetes mellitus. The plasma levels of very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (p < 0.001) and triglycerides (p < 0.001) were also higher in coronary artery disease patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus than in coronary artery disease patients without type 2 diabetes mellitus. In coronary artery disease patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol was positively correlated with Gensini scores (r = 0.15, p = 0.03), the number of diseased coronary arteries (r = 0.15, p = 0.04), and the extent of coronary stenosis (r = 0.14, p = 0.05) by partial correlation analysis after controlling for other lipid parameters, and independently associated with Gensini scores (beta = 0.18, p = 0.02) and the number of diseased coronary arteries (odds ratio = 2.09, p = 0.05) after adjusting for other cardiovascular risk factors in the following multiple regression analysis.

conclusionVery low-density lipoprotein cholesterol may represent a marker for the severity of coronary artery disease and be a target for the treatment in diabetic patients. Further research is needed to determine whether very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol plays a causal role of coronary artery disease in diabetic patients.

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Coronary artery diseaseGensini scoreseveritytype 2 diabetes mellitusvery low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

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